Everything you need to know about Khar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Khar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Nawaz Sharif, who is set to be Pakistan's prime minister for a third time, said Monday he would invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his oath-taking ceremony here.
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistan witnessed protests by losing candidates who alleged rigging Monday, but delighted investors gave such a thumbs-up to the winners that the KSE-100 index zoomed up and breached the record in the country's history of stock trading.
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Some losing candidates in Pakistan's May 11 elections Monday alleged the polls were rigged, a media report said.
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Nawaz Sharif, who was Sunday poised to return to power in Pakistan after a 14-year hiatus, said a new round of talks will be resumed with India on the Kashmir issue, a media report said.
Islamabad, Apr. 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar has further distanced herself from another stint in the National Assembly.
Islamabad, Mar. 15 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that the mistrust between India and Pakistan must be reduced in order to resolve the Kashmir issue, and to carry forward the peace process.
Islamabad, Mar. 15 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has insisted that Pakistan-India peace process is essential for normalcy in the region, adding that the LoC 'incidents' cannot derail Pakistan's commitment with India to promote peace in the region.
Islamabad, Mar. 15 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has told the senate that no oil and gas exploratory activities by India have been reported in the disputed Sir Creek marshland, which is under surveillance by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency and Pakistan Navy.
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) Pakistan wants to resolve the Kashmir issue with India but the "required level of trust" for a negotiated settlement is lacking, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Thursday.
Islamabad, Feb22 (ANI): Pakistan has asked the Afghanistan government to hand over senior Taliban 'commander' Maulvi Faqir Mohammad.
Islamabad, Feb. 19 (ANI): Pakistan and China have signed an agreement in Islamabad to hand over the Gwadar Port to a Chinese company.
Mumbai, Feb 13 (ANI): Two people were killed and four injured on Wednesday after a Honda Accord ran over several people in the Khar area of Mumbai.
Islamabad, Feb. 13 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has asked the United Kingdom to provide latest military hardware to Pakistan.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) India has rejected claims made by Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar about Jammu and Kashmir at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Cairo.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): India on Friday rejected the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s suggestion of allowing the OIC fact-finding mission to Jammu and Kashmir and said it has no 'locus standi' on matters concerning the internal affairs of the country or the recent incidents along the Line of Control (LoC).
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will pay a two-day visit to Italy for bilateral consultations, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Islamabad, Jan. 23 (ANI): Pakistan has asked the US to halt its highly controversial drone campaign following reports that US President Barack Obama's administration was planning to give the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) a "free hand" to continue its remotely-controlled war in tribal regions.
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) The world is concerned over civilian casualties in US drone strikes in Pakistan's volatile northwest tribal region, Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told parliament Tuesday.
Islamabad, Jan 22 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, during a session at the National Assembly, said Pakistan would stick to its policy of non-escalation of tensions with India after a recent deadly flare-up between the two sides over the military Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir.
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) It is essential that Pakistan and India do not lose sight of the goal of peace and a normalisation of relations, a Pakistani daily said Tuesday, noting the two countries may have to agree to disagree.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that India India must have friendly relations with all countries. PM Singh said it at the ongoing Congress 'Chintan Shivir' in Jaipur while speaking on the foreign policy of India.............
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan has denied its forces crossed the Line of Control Jan 8, the day two Indian soldiers were brutally killed on the border, and said the killings should be probed by the respective armies.
Jaipur, Jan 18 (IANS) Welcoming the "positive statements" coming from Pakistan for talks to de-escalate tensions along the border, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Friday said the recent incidents won't affect the peace process between the two countries.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan maintained the truce on their border Thursday as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid declined to commit himself to talks with his Pakistani counterpart to resolve their stand-off over ceasefire violations on the LoC.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Welcoming the peace on the border, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday did not commit himself to accepting the offer of his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar for bilateral talks saying India could not move forward for talks just on the basis of "one statement".
New Delhi, Jan.17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday that India has not closed the option of talking to Pakistan despite the recent provocation of repeated ceasefire violations on the Line of Control (LoC), and added that it would be the Prime Minister's decision to consider engaging with Islamabad again.
Islamabad, Jan. 17 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said whoever considers terror outfit Haqqani network 'an asset for Pakistan' could not be a representative of the Pakistani government.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Talks between India and Pakistan have not been frozen, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday while stating that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would decide on Islamabad's offer of foreign minister-level talks.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has called for talks with her Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid in order to cooling down the rising tensions between the two countries while India Thursday has demanded justice first to two Indian soldiers who had been killed and mutilated on 08th January 2013 before accepting it....................
New Delhi, Jan. 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday rubbished Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's offer to hold a 'discussion and dialogue' at the foreign ministers level to resolve the crisis on the Line of Control (LoC), saying one has to be guided by the record of Islamabad so far and its activities on the border, including exporting the terror machine to India.
New Delhi, Jan.17 (ANI): The Indian Government on Thursday is reported to have said that it has taken note of Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's offer of talks at the foreign minister's level to take steps to tone down the belligerence from both sides with regard to the recent violations of the November 2003 ceasefire violations.
New Delhi, Jan.17 (ANI): The Indian Government on Thursday is reported to have said that it has taken note of Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's offer of talks at the foreign minister's level to take steps to tone down the belligerence from both sides with regard to the recent violations of the November 2003 ceasefire violations.
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has called for talks with her Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid, saying that continued tension along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir region was not in the interest of South Asian peace.
Islamabad, Jan. 17 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that the situation in the capital, following the Supreme Court order to arrest the prime minister on corruption allegations, was not as "chaotic" as it might appear.
New Delhi/Kanpur, Jan. 16 (ANI): Taking potshots at Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar for accusing India of 'warmongering', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said she must reflect on her country's past actions and avoid preaching to New Delhi from international platforms.
Islamabad, Jan. 16 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has termed Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri's demands "preposterous and unconstitutional" and said the cleric means "no good".
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Tuesday accused India for making the situation 'tense' by repeatedly war mongering over deadly clashes in disputed Kashmir.......................
New York, Jan. 16 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, in her speech to the Asia Society in New York, has said India is "war mongering" over deadly clashes in disputed Kashmir.
New Delhi, Jan. 14 (ANI): Taking potshots at the Congress-led UPA Government for initiating talks with Pakistan, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday said he does not have any hopes from the Brigade Commander-level flag meeting between the two sides, and added that New Delhi should reply in kind to the inhuman actions of Islamabad.
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Only the UN can find the truth behind the India-Pakistan clashes on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir if the two countries cannot establish the facts themselves through cooperation, say two leading Pakistani dailies.
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Only the UN can find the real truth behind the India-Pakistan clashes on the Jammu and Kashmir border, a Pakistani daily said Sunday.
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) A bomb exploded near a passenger van in Pakistan's northwest tribal region Sunday, killing one person and wounding 19 others, a media report said.
New Delhi, Jan.12 (ANI): Former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh on Saturday said that India's peace process with Pakistan should be halted to send a strong message to Islamabad about its repeated ceasefire violations in Kashmir.
New Delhi, Jan. 11 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Friday said the ceasefire violations committed by Pakistan is completely intolerable, and added that Islamabad really needs to account for the actions of its personnel.
New Delhi, Jan. 11 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions between the two Asian neighbours in the wake of the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Friday said that India would take up the matter with Pakistan if it violated the terms of the ceasefire agreement.
Ruling out Islamabad's offer of United Nations group investigation in Indo-Pak LoC (Line of Control) Ceasefire violence, New Delhi Thursday said that that it would internationalize the issue..................
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Pakistan said Thursday that Indian shelling from Jammu and Kashmir killed a Pakistani soldier.
Islamabad, Jan. 10 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday took potshots at the Indian media for taking up the issue of mutilation of bodies of Indian soldiers, and rejected the charges of ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC).
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India Thursday rejected Pakistan's demand that the UN be asked to probe allegations that Pakistani troops killed and beheaded two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir as Indian political parties called for "tough" action against Pakistan.
Islamabad, Jan. 10 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has issued a firm denial and criticised the statements by authorities in New Delhi about the alleged killing of two Indian soldiers in Kashmir.
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday rejected as "baseless and unfounded" charges that its troops killed and beheaded two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir and suggested a third party probe.
Islamabad, Jan. 8 (ANI): Senior American senators have said that the world would observe the upcoming general elections in Pakistan with great interest.
Islamabad, Dec. 25 (ANI): Pakistan has made remarkable progress in giving decision-making roles to women, according to a study by the Planning Commission.
Islamabad, Dec. 24 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani has made reconciling warring factions in Afghanistan a top priority, military officials and Western diplomats have said.
Islamabad, Dec. 18 (ANI): Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached a deal for the release of senior Taliban leaders, including the outfit's former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, according to Afghan official sources.
Islamabad, Dec. 13 (ANI): Peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan authorities should be held in Kabul and not on foreign soil, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said in a statement that came just days ahead of a meeting in Paris on Afghanistan's future.
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, set to wed Siddharth Roy Kapur, opted for a private mehndi ceremony at her Khar residence here Wednesday night. It was attended by her family members, and Vidya's favourite, veteran actress Rekha marked her presence.
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari did not file tax returns for 2011 and he was in "good company as 34 out of 55 cabinet ministers paid nothing either", said a Pakistani daily.
Islamabad, Dec 8 (ANI): US Senior Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, David Pearce has conducted meetings with Pakistani officials in Islamabad on to continue discussions on improving ties between the two nations.
Islamabad, Dec. 7 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is all set to visit the United Kingdom on Saturday to meet 15-year-old education activist Malala Yousufzai, who is being treated at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Brussels, Dec. 4 (ANI): NATO has expressed readiness for political dialogue and cooperation with Pakistan and stressed the importance of its ties with the country in the fight against "terrorism" as the military alliance prepares the way for its 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Washington, Dec. 3 (ANI): The US State Department has said that the country's ties with Pakistan are now on firm grounds.
Islamabad, Dec. 2 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who is scheduled to meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and NATO leadership in Brussels, would focus on a responsible exit from Afghanistan and the reconciliation process, official sources have said.
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she leads an official delegation to Brussels Dec 3-4, the foreign ministry said Saturday.
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold a conference of religious scholars in Kabul in January to seek their help in the Afghan peace process, officials said after Friday's ministerial talks here.
Dharamsala, Nov 29 (IANS) Two more people were killed in Tibet after they set themselves on fire in the last two days, the Tibetan government?in?exile said here Thursday.
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul will Friday visit Pakistan to discuss issues related to Islamabad's role in the Afghan peace process, the Pakistani foreign ministry said Thursday.
Islamabad, Nov. 29 (Xinhua-ANI): Afghan Foreign Minister, Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, will be visiting Islamabad for bilateral talks on Friday, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Islamabad, Nov. 29 (ANI): Pakistan and the US have restored full military and intelligence ties after relations hit a low point last year, and Islamabad will take further steps to support a nascent Afghan peace process, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said.
Islamabad, Nov. 22 (ANI): A Bangladeshi diplomat has dismissed reports that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declined to attend a high profile summit in Pakistan due to political reasons, saying that the premier could not be here due to her "administrative engagements".
Islamabad, Nov. 20 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has rejected media reports regarding alleged refusal of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the D-8 summit in Islamabad over a written apology for 1971 crimes.
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): Over 4,000 Pakistanis are currently held in prisons all over the Middle East with over 400 awaiting their sentences, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said.
Islamabad, Nov. 16 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Kashmir remains the oldest unresolved issue on the UN Security Council Agenda and a source of constant conflict between Pakistan and India.
Lahore, Nov. 14 (ANI): Civil society representatives in Pakistan have accused Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and her delegation of trying to downplay the grave human rights situation in Balochistan during her presentation on October 30 to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan.
Islamabad, Nov. 13 (ANI): Bangladeshi police have arrested the editor of an English weekly which had created a stir by reporting the 'love affair' between Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will leave for Djibouti Wednesday to attend a ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Islamabad, Nov. 12 (ANI): Afghanistan's top peace negotiator will seek the release of senior Afghan Taliban prisoners languishing in Pakistani jails in an effort to "push forward the much-needed reconciliation process".
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Afghanistan's peace envoy Salahuddin Rabbani will arrive here Monday to discuss ways to expedite the reconciliation process in the war-torn country.
Islamabad, Nov. 10 (ANI): Bangladesh has sought an apology from Pakistan for war crimes allegedly committed by the army during Bangladesh's liberation struggle in 1971, according to a ministry official.
Islamabad, Nov. 6 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has underlined the need to continue to focus on positive aspects in the troubled Pak-U.S. relationship such as the recent revival of bilateral strategic dialogue process, infrastructure and development projects and strengthening of economic and commercial relations.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Russia, the UK, Bangladesh and Nepal are among those who have congratulated Salman Khurshid since he was named India's foreign minister three days ago.
Islamabad/New Delhi, Oct. 31 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has congratulated Salman Khurshid on his appointment as India's External Affairs Minister.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Personal chemistry helps in diplomacy. Recalling his years as foreign minister, S.M. Krishna Saturday said he forged a "good understanding" with his Pakistani and Chinese counterparts, Hina Rabbani Khar and Yang Jiechi respectively, which helped him to improve India's relations with these countries.
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Pakistan has sought extradition of Mullah Fazlullah, a militant commander who planned the attack on teenager Malala Yousafzai and is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan.
Islamabad, Oct. 22 (ANI): Pakistan has requested Afghanistan to hand over Maulana Fazlullah, claiming that he was involved in planning major attacks in Pakistan from across the border, including the recent attack on 15-year-old education campaigner Malala Yousufzai.
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) The US Special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman, Saturday arrived in Islamabad on a two-day visit for talks on variety of bilateral issues and peace process in Afghanistan, officials and diplomats said.
Islamabad, Oct. 12 (ANI): An editorial in a Pakistani daily has said that a dumb approach towards U.S. drone attacks will blow up on Pakistan's face.
Islamabad, Oct. 12 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that the attack on 14-year-old peace activist Malala Yousufzai was a "wake up call" and could present a "turning point" in the war between two futures for Pakistan.
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that if the country were given drones, they would be used responsibly.
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan is yet to implement a visa agreement it signed with India last month, though New Delhi has already begun enforcing the new policy, a senate penal heard.
New Delhi, Oct.4 (ANI): The last few months had witnessed considerable forward movement in diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan. Consistent rounds of meetings between the Foreign Secretaries and even Foreign Ministers of the two countries had created an impression that things will soon take a turn for the better.
Washington, Oct. 3 (ANI): The United States State Department, while commenting on recent meetings with leaders of Pakistan, said both countries are trying to get their relationship 'back on track'.
Karachi, Oct. 2 (ANI): Pakistan has reportedly arrested 33 Indian fishermen, weeks after it announced the release of all jailed Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, an official statement has revealed.
Islamabad, Oct. 1 (ANI): Referring to Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's statement that Pakistan does not disagree with the use of drones to kill militants, but could not approve its illegal method, an editorial in a Pakistani daily has said that if the world disagrees with Pakistan's stance, the country should assess its capacity to withstand international disapproval, and adopt a middle course, which enlists the support of important states linked to Pakistan's economy and gives strength to stand up to the forces of internal disorder.
Islamabad, Oct. 1 (ANI): Pakistan wants a 'result-oriented, uninterrupted dialogue' with India that will help find a permanent solution to the Kashmir dispute, President Asif Ali Zardari has told Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq.
Srinagar, Sept. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): Moderate separatist Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in New York, a Hurriyat (freedom) spokesman said Sunday.
Rawalpindi, Sept. 30 (ANI): Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has denied allegations by a British newspaper that it has been running a defamation campaign against Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, through a Bangladeshi tabloid.
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Pakistan wants a "result-oriented uninterrupted dialogue" with India that will help find a permanent solution to the Kashmir dispute, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari told Kashmiri leader and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq.
Islamabad, Sept 29 (ANI): Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has told the United Nations that her country accords the "highest priority" to ensuring a fool-proof safety and security mechanism for the nation's nuclear programme.
New York, Sept. 28 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has defended the cross-border shelling in Afghanistan by Pakistani forces, saying it was in reaction to the beheading of 17 Pakistani soldiers by the Afghans.
